Bracelet



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J. M. BATES.

BRACELET.

No. 269,166. Patented Deo. 19,1882.

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relation to the bracelet, which is indicated in UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH M. BATES, OF ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

' BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,166, dated December 19, 1882.

Application tiled May 8, 188'2. (No model.)

To all whom it .may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH M. BAtrEs, of Attleborough, in the county of Bristol and States of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bracelets; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, ret'- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specitication.

The better quality ot' bracelets are usually made either entirely of precious metal or of what is known in the art as stock-plate-tbat is to say,of in ferior metal, usually brass,plated with precious metal, usually gold, and drawn or rolled down to the thickness required. The hinge of such bracelets is usually made ot` inferior metal and"A provided with the sleeve for the pivot, either ot' precious metal or ot' stockplate. A stop is also required to liinit. the opening ot' the bracelet, and this invention has reference to an improved construction of the hinge provided with the stop-pieces; and it consists in secdring a strip ot' either precious metal or stock-plate to the two sides ot' the hinge-plate and drawing or rolling the same into the proper section, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure l is a perspective view ot' my iinproved hinge, showing the lines ot' a bracelet in connection therewith in broken lines. Fig. 2 isa sect-ion ot' the stock as drawn or rolled before the stop is secured. Fig. 3 is a section showing the tine metal bar for forming the stop, secured. Fig. 4 is a section showing the hinge plate after it has been drawn out and is ready to receive the tubular wire forthehinge. Fig. 5 is an end view of the hinge, showing its broken lines.

In the drawings, c is the drawn orI rolled piece of inferior metal forming one of the plates or wings of the hinge when completed. It has therecess b, into which the bar d is secured by solder. This bar is made of precious nietal,orof interior metal platedwith precious metal, and, when secured, the whole is drawn or rolledinto the shape shown in Fig. 4. The

tubular wire, forming the sleeve for the hinge,

is now secured into the concave c, and the saved.

The stops dd form a reliable guide forsecuring the wings of the hngein the bracelet, the whole forming a strong hinge and a durable connection with the wings` ofthe bracelet, covering the joint, as the stops extend over the width of the wings, as shown in Fig. l.

I am aware that stops have heretofore been applied to hinges ot" various descriptions to limit the movement of' the hinged members on their pivot, and I therefore do not wish to claim such a device, broadly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A hinge for a bracelet consisting of the two wings a a, constructed to enter the bracelet, each provided with the stop d and the sleeve e, as described. t y

2. '.Ihe improved method o feonstructing the hinges of bracelets, the same consisting in drawing or rolling a piece of inferior metal to nearly` the shape of the wings, securing a bar of precious metal er stock-plate to the inferior metal, then drawing or' rolling the whole into the desired form, so that the bar secured will form the stop d, when the bracelet is coinpleted, as described.

3. A hinge for a bracelet consisting of the- All the metal in sight is I construction, time,labor,and precious metal are Y 

